Shloka 3

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

श्यामाकः शोषणो रूक्षो वातलः श्लेष्मपित्तहा / तद्वत्प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाः प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

śyāmākaḥ śoṣaṇo rūkṣo vātalaḥ śleṣmapittahā / tadvatpriyaṅgunīvārakoradūṣāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

Śyāmāka-Hirse wirkt austrocknend, rau (ohne Öligkeit) und neigt dazu, Vāta zu steigern, während sie Kapha und Pitta mindert. Ebenso werden die Körner priyaṅgu, nīvāra und koradūṣa mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften gerühmt.

Word by Word

• श्यामाकः: śyāmāka millet
• श्यामाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शोषणः: drying, desiccating
• शोषणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रूक्षः: rough, dry
• रूक्षः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वातलः: increasing vāta
• वातलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• श्लेष्मपित्तहा: destroyer of phlegm and bile
• श्लेष्मपित्तहा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्म + पित्त + हन् (धातु) → ह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्लेष्मपित्तयोः हन्ता)

• तद्वत्: likewise, similarly
• तद्वत्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तुल्यतावाचक (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाः: priyaṅgu, nīvāra, and koradūṣa (grains)
• प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियङ्गु + नीवार + कोरदूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (प्रियङ्गु-नीवार-कोरदूषाः)

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/mentioned
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम् (‘are declared’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guṇa-karma of foods: rukṣa/śoṣaṇa items reduce kapha-pitta but may provoke vāta.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva through regulation: caring for the body to support steadiness of mind and practice.

Application: Use śyāmāka/priyaṅgu/nīvāra/koradūṣa when kapha-pitta excess exists; pair with vāta-pacifying measures (warmth, unctuousness, soups, ghee) if dryness or vāta symptoms appear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (grain taxonomy and guṇa descriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Śyāmāka
• Priyaṅgu
• Nīvāra
• Koradūṣa
• Vāta
• Kapha (Śleṣma)
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of millets like śyāmāka in Garuda Purana?

The verse gives a doṣa-based profile: millets can be drying and vāta-aggravating yet reduce kapha and pitta, guiding therapeutic food choices.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife geography directly; instead it supports the Purāṇic ethic that disciplined nourishment helps steadiness of body-mind, which underpins dharmic living and proper observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you have high vāta signs (dryness, bloating, restlessness), take drying millets cautiously and add warmth/unctuousness; if kapha/pitta is high, these grains may be supportive in moderation.